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Vocab test

1. Un hermano – A brother
2. Una hermana – A sister
3. Un hijo – A son
4. Una hija – A daughter
5. Un perro – A dog
6. Un gato – A cat
7. Un abuelo – A grandad
8. Una abuela – A grandma
9. La madre – The mother
10. El padre – The father

Verb of the day

Conjugate the verb TENER (to have) in the present tense.

Yo	Nosotros
Tú	Vosotros
Él/ Ella/ Usted	Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes

Questions to answer

Translation tool

1. ¿Tienes un hermano?

2. ¿Tú tienes un perro o un gato?

3. ¿Tú casa es bonita?

4. ¿Tú vives aquí?

5. ¿Tu familia es interesante?

6. ¿Tu familia es grande?

7. ¿Tu abuelo tiene un hermano?

8. ¿Tu madre es inteligente?

A simple dialogue

Use the Spanish phrases to translate the English dialogue.  Write it out and perform it.

• Do you have a brother?
• Yes.  I have two brothers.
• Do you have a sister?
• Yes, I have one sister.
• Do you live with your parents?
• I live with my mum.
• Do you visit your grandparents?
• I visit my two grandmas.
• Do you have a dog or a cat?
• I have a dog.  He is called Benji.
• What is Benji like? He is very big, he is intelligent, he is fast and he is beautiful.

Use these phrases to translate the dialogue.

¿Cómo es Benji?

¿Tienes un hermano?

¿Tienes un perro o un gato?

¿Tienes una hermana?

¿Visitas a tus abuelos?

¿Vives con tus padres?

Es muy grande, es inteligente, es rápido y es hermoso.

Sí, tengo una hermana.

Sí.  Tengo dos hermanos.

Tengo un perro.  Se llama Benji.

Visito a mis dos abuelas. Vivo con mi mamá.

Choose from a range of voices to read your dialogue here.

Grammar notes

* Read this information, then use it to quiz a friend.

SIBLINGS, PARENTS, CHILDREN

Hermanos is the plural of hermano, brother.  It can also refer to both brothers and sisters.  You have to guess from the context whether hermanos means brothers or siblings.

The same is true for other words.

• Padres can mean fathers or parents
• Hijos can mean sons or children
• Abuelos can mean grandfathers or grandparents

In Spanish, when referring to a mixed-gender group or a collective noun, the male plural form is typically used.  This even includes the words for they, ellos and ellas. 

• Use ellos when referring to a group that includes at least one male, regardless of how many females are present.
• Use ellas when referring to a group of females, with no males included.

TÚ AND TU

Tú with an accent is the informal pronoun meaning you.

Tu without an accent is a possessive adjective meaning your.

• Tú eres mi amigo = You are my friend
• Tu libro está en la mesa = Your book is on the table

PRONOUNS

In Spanish, because the verb conjugation indicates the subject, pronouns are often omitted without changing the meaning.

Yo hablo = I speak	Hablo = I speak	Nosotros somos = We are	Somos = We are
Tú comes = You eat	Comes = You eat	Vosotros sois = You are	Sois = You are
Él corre = He runs	Corre = He runs	Ellos beben = They drink	Beben = They drink
Ella tiene = She has	Tiene = She has	Ellas quieren = They want	Quieren = They want
Usted está = You are	Está = You are	Ustedes viven = You live	Viven = You live

Look up “different words for YOU in Spanish.”

Supplementary grammar lesson.

Journal prompts

Answer the questions, and describe the people/ animals that you mention. Use a translation tool to put your responses into Spanish. Write them out, then check them with your teacher.  Interview a friend.
Do you want to have children?	¿Quieres tener hijos?
How many siblings do you have?	¿Cuántos hermanos tienes?
Do you want more siblings?  Why?	¿Quieres más hermanos?  ¿Por qué?
Do you have a dog?	¿Tienes un perro?
Do you want another dog?  Why?	¿Quieres otro perro?  ¿Por qué?

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